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Originally Posted by Steve Pavlina  Erin and I both like the original version better. This one seems like a more muted, toned down version of it.
I opted to use "Personal Growth" in the subtitle for search reasons. This way the book can match well on "personal development" and "personal growth." I also wanted to make it clear that the book is about personal growth not economic growth, social growth, etc. |
That's fair enough -- I agree I went too far away from your original design. I still think the outlines on the bold white text should go as they look horrible up close, and I'm not sure about the font of your name (I think it should be smaller) but that may be subjective since I personally hate authors' names being large on books.
Also, I wanted to create a visually similar design that had a little more negative space in it, but perhaps you want a bold book, so negative space is bad. The comparison is much clearer between the other two cover designs suggested -- the one on the left on the shelf is much bolder than the one on the right, and not just because the fonts are bigger, but also because the space is virtually non-existent on the left, whereas the one on the right has lots of space. One thing I would note on the bookshelf is every crappy novel has little negative space and the author's name big or even the most important thing on the page, whereas the more cerebral or classic books have smaller author names and more negative space.
Tuumble -- nice shelf, thanks!
Thanks for your comments and explanations - you are probably right about growth also. So overall, I suggest just removing the garish elements and focus on being bold.
Cheers,
Robin